Athletes battle at Corn Cob Nationals

Several area athletes battled at Corn Cob Nationals, a wrestling tournament held March 14-15 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Luke Massman, Manning Kuboushek, Landers Kuboushek, Braxton Smith, Tanner Tollefsrud (l-r) and Steven Moore (not pictured) represented South Winneshiek at the annual tournament. Other area wrestlers who competed were Jake Everts, Chris Brincks, Nathan Brincks, and Mike Schwann. Everts and Landers Kuboushek each won a title, bringing home a golden corn cob. (Zakary Kriener photo)

South Winn junior Treyton Jacobsen clears the 5’6” mark at the UIC Indoor Meet Monday, March 16. Jacobsen’s mark was good enough to earn him second place in the event, with teammate Jordan Rommes setting the high mark of 6’0”. (Jerry Wadian photo)

Warriors compete in UIC Indoor

The South Winneshiek boys’ and girls’ track teams competed at the UIC Indoor Meet on Monday, March 16, at Luther College in Decorah.

The boys’ squad put together a solid outing in both running and field events.

Ben Meyer, with 18’8” and Nathan Ward with 18’6” finished second and third, respectively, in the long jump.

The Warriors swept the high jump event, placing first and second with stellar performances from Jordan Rommes, clearing 6’0”, and junior Treyton Jacobsen, clearing 5’6”.

Rommes and Jacobsen also took top honors in the 55-meter dash, tying for first with times of 6.91.
The 4x200 relay team of Meyer, Jacobsen, Herold, and Rommes recorded the fastest time at 1:37.16.

South Winn’s 4x400 team of Meyer, Ward, Herold, and Rommes also set the high mark for the evening, recording a time of 3:40.28.

In the 1600 medley, Alex Holthaus, Herold, Ward, and Matthew Holthaus ran a career-best 4:07.77 to take home second place.

The South Winn girls also had an impressive early-season outing, with strong performances from senior leadership as well as younger competitors.

Senior Lexie Warth took second in the high jump, clearing 4’6”. Teammate Amber Brincks was able to clear 4’4”, which was good enough for sixth place. Warth also took home second place in the long jump with a mark of 15’9”.

District continues to be proactive

The South Winneshiek Future Direction Committee met Wednesday evening, March 18. The meeting began with South Winneshiek shared Superintendent Clark Goltz introducing Gary Sinclair, Iowa Association of School Boards representative, to the committee and guests.

Sinclair presented a financial planning program that included financial numbers and projections specific to the South Winneshiek school district, as well as comparisons of other similar-sized school districts in Iowa.

The consensus of the report is that the district’s finances, including the authority to spend and solvency, have been on a slight decrease since 2012. The good news is that, although the numbers are down, they remain on the high end of the recommended range set by the Iowa School Budget Review Committee (SBRC).

Rivals, Inc., a screen-printing, embroidery, and dye sublimation shop, will open its doors at a new downtown Ossian location on Friday, March 27. Heidi Bohr of Ossian is a co-owner of the business, which formed in 2013. The store will offer a wide variety of South Winneshiek, DeSales, C.F.S., and other area school merchandise, along with a line of Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa college apparel. Bohr and her staff also take custom orders. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Rivals, Inc. set to open Ossian doors

School spirit is one of the greatest assets to the people of small-town northeast Iowa. Whether it be cheering for the South Winn Warriors at a Friday night football game, or rooting on the Hawkeyes, Cyclones, or Panthers, Rivals, Inc. has got you covered for all seasons.

The screen-printing, embroidery, and dye sublimation shop is set to open its doors at a brand-new downtown Ossian location.

“I am looking forward to being able to work more closely with the community to help meet its needs,” shared co-owner Heidi Bohr.

T.J. Schissel of Calmar will take over duties as landfill director of the Winneshiek County Sanitary Landfill on April 1. The county-owned landfill serves Clayton, Howard, and Winneshiek counties; Fillmore County, Minn.; and the city of Postville. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Miss Elgin nominations due Friday

The Elgin Community Betterment Club is currently seeking candidates for Miss Elgin 2015. Candidates must have an Elgin address, be between 16 and 21 years of age (by August) and not be married or have children.

This year’s Miss Elgin will be judged at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 11. The winner will be announced following all candidate interviews.

Individuals interested in becoming Miss Elgin are asked to send an autobiography and photo to Stephanie Hermen at shermen02@hotmail.com, mail to 806 Switch Street, Elgin, IA 52141, or drop off at Elgin State Bank to the attention of Abbie Peterson.

The deadline to submit an autobiography and a photo is Friday, March 27. They will be published in the local newspapers on April 1.